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Contemporary environmental politics "was driven by the idea of a global ecological crisis that threatened the very existence of humanity." And "modern environmentalism was a political and activist mass movement which demanded a radical transformation in the values and structures of society."
Robert C. Paehlke (born 1941) is an American Canadian political scientist, environmentalist, Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies and Political Science at Trent University, Canada, and author, best known for his work on environmentalism and progressive politics.
Beauty, Health, and Permanence: Environmental Politics in the United States, 1955-1985 (1989). [7] Explorations In Environmental History: Essays by Samuel P. Hays (1998) [8] A History of Environmental Politics since 1945 (2000). [9] Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America (2006). [10]
His main research and teaching interests have focused on environmental politics and policy, and on British party politics. [1] His most popular book is The Politics of the Environment . This was originally published in 2001 by Cambridge University Press , with a third, revised edition, released in 2018.
Considering the implications of ecological degradation for future human generations can give environmental concerns a basis in anthropocentric liberal democratic politics. Ophuls (1977) posits that liberal democracies are unfit to address environmental problems, and that the prioritization of these challenges would involve a transition to more ...
Environmental justice or eco-justice, is a social movement to address environmental injustice, which occurs when poor or marginalized communities are harmed by hazardous waste, resource extraction, and other land uses from which they do not benefit. [187] [188] The movement began in the United States in the 1980s.
Since the early 1970s, climate activists have called for more effective political action regarding climate change and other environmental issues. In 1970, Earth Day was the first large-scale environmental movement that called for the protection of all life on earth. [12] The Friends of Earth organisation was also founded in 1970. [13]
Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy.